Corn-popper



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J. M. HARPER. Corn Popper.

No. 229,123. Patented une 22,1880.

' ATTORNEYS NJETERS. momuraoamnsn, WASHINGTON. ow

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES M. HARPER, OF EL PASO, ILLINOIS.

CORN-POPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 229,123, dated June 22,1880.

Application filed April 5, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES M. HARPER, of El Paso, in the county ofWoodford and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Corn-Poppers; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description of the construction andoperation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures ofreference marked thereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a side elevation of mycorn-popper, showing the same over a stove, and Fig. 2 is a view of thearm-rest.

My invention relates to that class of devices known as cornpoppers. 1will here premise that these devices generally consist of a body, A,made of open wire-work, a hinged cover, B, and a handle, 0, connectedwith the body A by wires D D.

In popping corn the person using the popper is obliged to hold thehandle of the popper, and consequently will stand near the fire. Now, inorder to pop the corn the stove must be very hot, and hence a greatinconvenience is felt by the person using the device.

The object of my invention is to remedy this defect in corn-poppers; andit consists in a rest which will support the handle, and thus enable theoperator to stand away from the fire, except when the popper is to beagitated.

My improvement consists in a rest, E, formed No model.)

of wire or a metal band, the same being secured to the handle at F. Thewire is wrapped around the handle and then bent into a triangular shape,so that the base of the triangle will rest upon the top of the stove.The position of this improved popper upon a stove is illustrated inFig. 1. This rest maintains the handle at an elevated position above thestove, and hence prevents the handle, which is of wood, from beingburned or scorched.

' I am aware that frying-pans and other domestic utensils have beenprovided with braces, some at a point near the vessel or basin andothers at a point on the handle more remote therefrom, and these I donot claim as my invention. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-- The combination ofthe corirpopper A with the rest E, composed of a wire bent intotriangular shape and twisted near its ends to form the apex of thetriangle, the nntwisted portions of the ends of said wire being wrappedaround the handle 0 of the popper, substantially as herein shown andspecified. I

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES M. HARPER.

Witnesses:

STEPHEN K. HAYWARD, DAVID F. SNEED.

